... using this term in any three sets ... I've got it myself yet.
bulbs, nylon stockings, printers, cell phones - most of these products is the wear date in the pipeline. Consumers are urged to buy rather have a new article, to make the repair than broken. The conscious Shorten the life of an industrial product, to keep the economy going, is called "planned obsolescence". As early as 1928, an advertising magazine bluntly: "An article that does not wear out, is a tragedy for business."
Supported by more than three-year research, tells the story of the documentation of planned obsolescence. It begins in the 20s with the creation of a cartel that limits the life of bulbs, and wins in the 50 years with the emergence of consumer society on the ground.
Today, many consumers do not put up with this system. As an example of the devastating environmental consequences The documentation shows the huge electrical landfills within the Ghanaian capital Accra. In addition to this hard-hitting look at the throw-away society is filmmaker Cosima Dannoritzer also the approaches of entrepreneurs who develop alternative modes of production. And intellectuals to remind us, the technique should reflect back to their original mission to the continued facilitation of everyday life without the simultaneous destruction of the planet. (Text: arte.tv).
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